Current Affairs Quiz
1. Which Country has topped the Medals Table in the recently concluded IAAF World Championship?
a) Kenya
b) USA
c) China
d) Jamaica
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Answer a) Kenya. Kenya topped the medals table with 16 medals (7 Golds), followed by Jamaica with 12 medals (7 Golds), and USA with 18 medals (6 Golds) at the third position.
2. The Buchi Babu Memorial Trophy is associated with
a) Badminton
b) Hockey
c) Cricket
d) Chess
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Answer c) Cricket. Mumbai has defeated Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) Districts XI team by six wickets and clinched the Buchi Babu Memorial Trophy in the All India invitation cricket tournament.
3. India won the Sri Lanka Test Series
a) 4-0
b) 3-1
c) 2-1
d) 3-0
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Answer c) 2-1. India registered its first Test series win in Sri Lanka in over 22 years by defeating Angelo Matthews’ side by 117 runs. Virat Kohli lead Indian team win the three-match series 2-1.
4. Smart National Common Mobility Card has been recently launched by
a) Ministry of Home Affairs
b) Ministry of Railways
c) Ministry of Health
d) Ministry of Urban Development
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Answer d) Ministry of Urban Development. The Ministry of Urban Development has launched a Smart National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) model to enable seamless travel by different metros and other transportation systems across the country besides being used for shopping as well.
5. Name the Indian Origin Sikh, who has been named as Australian of the Day?
a) Maninder Singh
b) Dhananjay Singh
c) Tejinder Pal Singh
d) Maneesh Singh
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Answer c) Tejinder Pal Singh. An Indian-origin Sikh migrant driver in Australia has been named‘Australian of the Day’ for feeding the homeless in Darwin for the past three years.
6. The 10th World Hindi Conference to be organized in ___________.
a) Varanasi
b) Bhopal
c) Ahmadabad
d) Jaipur
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Answer b) Bhopal. The conference is being organized from 10-12 September 2015 in the city of Bhopal by the Ministry of External Affairs.
7. The Law Commission of India recommended thatthe death penalty be abolished for all crimes other than
a) Terrorism-related offences
b) Rape and murder
c) Waging war against the country
d) Honour Killing
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Answer a) Terrorism-related offences. The Law Commission of India recommended that the death penalty be abolished for all crimes other than terrorism-related offences and waging war against the country.
8. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has recently called for a “direct dialogue” between
a) North Korea and USA
b) Russia and Japan
c) India and Sri Lanka
d) India and Pakistan
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Answer d) India and Pakistan.
9. Wes Craven, who passed away recently, was associated with
a) Hollywood
b) Music
c) Politics
d) Journalism
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Answer a) Hollywood. Wes Craven, a master of horror cinema, who was well known for his creations “Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Scream” franchises, has died at the age of 76 due to cancer.
10. Which State Government wins award for achievement in rooftop solar power output?
a) Rajasthan
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Gujarat
d) Punjab
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Answer d) Punjab. Punjab Government has won first award in the category of highest capacity addition in grid connected solar rooftop power in the country during the financial year 2014-15.
11. What is Parichaalan?
a) New initiative of State Bank of India
b) An App from HDFC Bank
c) Initiative by Environment Ministry
d) Associated with Indian Railways
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Answer d) Associated with Indian Railways. Parichaalan is a mobile application conceptualized and developed by Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) to make decision making on freight operations absolutely easy and user friendly.
12. Santhara is a ritual followed by
a) Sikhs
b) Buddhists
c) Muslims
d) Jains
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Answer d) Jains. The Supreme Court (SC) of India has stayed Rajasthan High Court’s order declaring Santhara, a Jain ritual of voluntary and systematic fasting to death illegal.
